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Vox Humana Jrg.20 nr. 2

Vox Humana Jaargang 20 nummer 2 Volume 78

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3 In Sachsenheim is een orgelharmonium gebouwd - Arie Schüller
A combination organ (harmonium & pipes) built recently in Sachsenheim, Germany, built by organ builder Lenter. A review of the musical capabilities of this instrument which is in use in the Bartholomäuskirche in Tamm, Germany.

6 De harmoniums van Cavaillé-Coll II - Willem van BuurenHarmoniums by Cavaillé-Coll. A very rare one to be found in a French village Ban de Sapt, 30 stops and on 2 manuals and pedals. This instrument also has a Barker machine on manual I.

11 Martijn Padding - Wim RhebergenDutch composer Martijn Padding composed the first Harmonium Concerto. In the near future this composition will be heard in New York's Carnegie hall, featuring Dirk Luijmes (harmonium Mustel) and Asko-Schönberg Ensemble. An interview with the composer.

18 Het Vocalion in het Openluchtmuseum in Arnhem - Joop RodenburgThe Dutch Open Air Museum at Arnhem houses a little church destroyed by the 1953 flooding in Zeeland. This little church was totally rebuilt in the museum. For years there has been this big Vocalion, unplayable. Finally restoration brouhgt it back to it's full glory. This Vocalion is a one manual instrument with 16,8,4,2 bass and 16, 8,4,8 treble.

26 Janácek opnieuw in de belangstelling - Wim Rhebergen
Recently, works of Janácek were live on dutch television, played by Dirk Luijmes on Mustel harmonium. The performer interviewed. About Janácek, his compositions, his life.

29 Een Luthers harmonium? - Bert Koerselman
The Harmonium Museum Netherland acquired a reed organ, custom built, 2 rows of reeds, for a Lutheran priest in (ca.) 1910. Up until 2008 it remained in the Amsterdam Lutheran parish. It now resides in the Museum.

Summaries of articles in this edition

Lenter Orgelharmonium:

Has been moved to this page in the history > builders section: click to see

Cavaillé-Coll 2mp harmonium

In october 2008 Willem van Buuren, collector of harmoniums tried to find a harmonium built by Cavaillé-Coll. He knew their has been a model presented on a Exhibition. A search of literature showed that there has been one in a church in Ban de Sapt in the Department of Vosges (nort-east of France, close to the German border). This instrument was places in Nilvange earlier. Documentation shows it was replaced appr. 1929 to Ban de Sapt. When moved the footpumps were removed.

Martijn Padding

Martijn Padding (Amsterdam, 1956) studied composition with Louis Andriessen at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, piano with Fania Chapiro and musicology at the University of Utrecht. In 2008 he composed his First Harmonium Concerto. This composition has been premiered at Arnhem Concerthall Musis Sacrum by harmoniumplayer Dirk Luijmes. Preparations are made for presenting this Harmonium Concerto in New York's Carnegie Hall. Both composer and performer are interviewed by Wim Rhebergen, editor of Vox Humana.

Harmonium music by Janácek

Recently a composition by Janácek was live performed on dutch national television. See: here and here
This performance was explained on television by performer Dirk Luijmes. A scientific study by Helmut C. Jacobs, published in "Brennpunkte II, Aufsätze, Gespräche, Meinungen und Sachinformationen zum Themenbereich Akkordeon" 2002 Bochum (D) showed proof that these compositions were originally composed for harmonium.